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AIX 4.1 Installation Tips
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ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT
This document contains the latest tips for successful
installation of AIX 4.1.4, and will be updated as new tips
become available.
604 SMP Update Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
How to Install Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
APAR IX57164 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
AIX 4.1.4 for Server for G5 Processors . . . . . . . 2
604 SMP Upgrade CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
System Hang Using ORACLE on SMP Systems . . . . . . . 3
| 4.1.4.0 bos.rte.install Problems . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Required 7135-110 Microcode Update . . . . . . . . . . 4
Missing DCE Filesets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Missing devices.isa_sio.IBM001F Fileset . . . . . . . . 4
Kernel Debugger Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
AIX Man Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Missing Package Installation Database . . . . . . . . . 5
8/128 Port ISA Adapter Configuration . . . . . . . . . 5
Lppchk errors on ESSL 2.2.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Reader's Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
604 SMP UPDATE TIPS
The upgrade of RS/6000 601 Symmetric Multi-Processor (SMP)
systems to 604 processors requires AIX 4.1.4 and a small set
of fileset updates, or AIX 4.2. No updates are required for
AIX 4.2.
How to Install Updates
NOTE: Regardless of the software update path, the system
must be rebooted immediately after installing the updates.
Until the system is rebooted, users will not be able to
login to the system.
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APAR IX57164
The 604 SMP updates can be obtained by ordering APAR IX57164
from FixDist, or from the IBM Support Center. APAR IX57164
is only a packaging APAR to allow easy ordering of the
update package. It will not appear in the list of APARs on
the Install Fileset Updates by Fix panel SMIT, nor will you
be able to see this APAR using the instfix command after the
updates are installed. To install the update package, use
the command:
smit update_all
AIX 4.1.4 for Server for G5 Processors
The AIX 4.1.4 for Server for G5 Processors media has also
been updated to include the required fileset updates. The
label on the updated media includes the words "Includes SMP
Support". To update an existing AIX 4.1 system from the AIX
4.1.4 product media, use the command:
smit update_all
604 SMP Upgrade CD-ROM
Customers who are part of the 604 SMP Early Support Program
(ESP) will receive a CD-ROM and installation instructions as
part of their 601 to 604 SMP upgrade kit. This CD-ROM can
be identified by the part number 604UPGR on the bottom of
the CD-ROM label. This CD-ROM contains the AIX 4.1.4 mainte-
nance level and the required 604 SMP updates. There has
been a problem found with the TCP/IP update on this media
that can, under some circumstances, cause TCP/IP connections
to hang. This problem can be avoided by using one of the
following circumventions:
1. Set tcp_keepinit to less than 5 seconds. This can be
accomplished with the the following command:
no -o tcp_keepinit=5 (default value = 150)
2. Set tcp_keepidle to the same value as tcp_keepinit.
This solution could result in normal connections timing
ut more quickly than desired. To set tcp_keepidle and
tcp_keepinit to the same value, use the following com-
mands:
no -o tcp_keepinit=150 (default value = 150)
no -o tcp_keepidle=150 (default value = 14400)
You can avoid installing the TCP/IP update from the 604
upgrade CD-ROM if the system is already at AIX 4.1.4 by
using the following procedure.
* Login as root
* Insert the AIX 4.1.4 Update CD-ROM
* Install only selected filesets using the command:
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smit install_selectable_all
o Press F4 and select the CD-ROM drive as the installation
device.
o Press F4 to list the filesets to install and select the
following filesets using the F7 key. When all filesets
have been selected, press the ENTER key.
4.1.4.4 Hardware Diagnostics
4.1.4.12 Base Operating System Multiprocessor Runtime
4.1.4.2 ISA Keyboard & Mouse Diagnostics
4.1.4.7 Common Async Adapter Support
4.1.3.1 MCA Keyboard & Mouse Adapter (f6f8) Diagnostics
4.1.4.2 Keyboard Tablet & Mouse Device and Adapter
Diagnostics
4.1.4.6 AIXwindows Runtime Environment
o Set other installation options as desired and press
ENTER to begin the installation.
NOTE: Some selected filesets may fail to install if the
base level software is not installed on the system. This is
normal.
* Reboot the system using the command:
shutdown -r
System Hang Using ORACLE on SMP Systems
A problem, which manifests itself as a system hang, has been
discovered in the ORACLE kernel extension pw-syscall4.1
running on SMP processors. The problem has only been expe-
rienced on the 604 with 6 or more CPUs running Oracle
Version 7.1.6 and applications with heavy insert activity.
ORACLE is providing a new kernel extension with ORACLE
version 7.3.2 that fixes the problem. Customers should
upgrade their ORACLE post wait kernel extension before the
installation of the 604 processor to avoid this situation.
Please, contact your ORACLE support representative (and
refer to BUG 397843 filed for SAP) if you have any questions
about this problem.
| 4.1.4.0 BOS.RTE.INSTALL PROBLEMS
| Listing "SOFTWARE to install" from the "Install/Update From
| All Available Software" panel of SMIT (smit
| install_selectable_all), in AIX 4.1.4 can take an excessive
| amount of time. The problem is resolved by APAR IX56941,
| which is currently available from FixDist.
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REQUIRED 7135-110 MICROCODE UPDATE
Customers upgrading systems with attached 7135-110 Raidiant
Array subsystems to AIX 4.1 must also obtain and install the
latest version of controller and drive microcode. This
microcode update can be obtained via hardware service chan-
nels (800-IBM-SERV in the U.S.) by requesting ECA 005.
A new publication for the 7135, containing information on
microcode and device driver installation, should also be
ordered. This publication is titled 7135 Raidiant Array for
AIX: Installation Guide and Reference, form number
SC23-1742.
MISSING DCE FILESETS
When installing the dce.compat package, some filesets in the
package have requisites to separately purchasable filesets
that may not be on your installation media. If you attempt
to install all of DCE from your media, you will see an error
message similar to the following:
Missing Requisites: The following filesets are required by
one or more of the selected filesets listed above. They are
not currently installed and could not be found on the
installation media.
dce.dfsnfs.rte 2.1.0.0 # Base Level Fileset
dce.cds.rte 2.1.0.0 # Base Level Fileset
dce.security.rte 2.1.0.0 # Base Level Fileset
dce.edfs.rte 2.1.0.0 # Base Level Fileset
This message does not indicate that there is a problem, but
rather that your media does not contain every separately
purchasable option of DCE.
MISSING DEVICES.ISA_SIO.IBM001F FILESET
During installation of device support on the RISC
System/6000 Model E20 Workgroup Server, a message indicating
that the devices.isa_sio.IBM001F fileset is missing can
occur. This is due to the presence of a system feature that
is not supported in AIX 4.1. This message can occur during
initial system installation, or when configuring devices
after IPL using the "Install/Configure Devices Added After
IPL" SMIT option.
KERNEL DEBUGGER CHANGES
Prior to AIX 4.1.4, the system key had to be in the service
position for the kernel debugger to be activated. This
restriction was removed in AIX 4.1.4 to facilitate the use
of the kernel debugger on systems without a key.
If you have the kernel debugger enabled on a system that is
using one of the native serial ports for something that
could do binary data transfers, the kernel debugger will be
activated if the data happens to contain the binary value
for the key sequence used to bring up the debugger. This
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can occur if you're using the S1 or S2 ports for a SLIP or
PPP connection and you've enabled the kernel debugger.
AIX MAN PAGES
The AIX man command searches the Hypertext Information
Libraries in addition to traditional man pages. The
Hypertext Information Base Libraries are available on
CD-ROM, or may be installed on disk from the AIX 4.1 Instal-
lation media. The AIX commands and file formats man pages
are in the following Hypertext Information Libraries, each
of which can be installed separately.
Fileset Name Size in MB
------------ ----------
Commands Database 28
Files Database 11
Refer to IBM-4FAX document #4619 for additional information
on AIX man pages.
MISSING PACKAGE INSTALLATION DATABASE
The AIX 4.1.4 Package Installation Database (pkg_gd
fileset), which contains information about the contents of
the separately installable filesets on the AIX 4.1.4 instal-
lation media, was omitted from the media. A copy of the
fileset can be obtained from FixDist by ordering APAR
IX55799. Use the command smit install_latest to install the
Package Installation Database.
8/128 PORT ISA ADAPTER CONFIGURATION
Configuration of the 8-port and 128-port ISA adapters fails
using SMIT. This problem is fixed by APAR IX55876. APAR
IX55876 can be obtained from FixDist.
The following procedure can be used to configure the
adapters from the command line without APAR IX55876.
1. List the ISA adapters
Use the command 'lsdev -Cc bus | grep ISA'. Note the bus
number in the output.
2. Obtain the adapter I/O address
The adapter I/O address can be determined from the
switches on the adapter.
3. Configure the adapter
Use one of the following commands depending upon the
adapter type. Substitute the bus number and I/O address
determined in the previous steps.
8-port ISA adapter
mkdev -t pcxr -c adapter -s isa -p bus# -a bus_io_addr=0x###
128-port ISA adapter
mkdev -t cxia -c adapter -s isa -p bus# -a bus_io_addr=0x###
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LPPCHK ERRORS ON ESSL 2.2.2
After successfully installing and committing ESSL 2.2.2 on
AIX 4.1 or 4.2, lppchk -c may produce the following errors.
lppchk: 0504-206 File /usr/lpp/essl/essl.rs1.rte/2.2.2.1
could not be located.
lppchk: 0504-206 File /usr/lpp/essl/essl.rs2.rte/2.2.2.1
could not be located.
These errors are due to temporary directories, removed as
part of the commit process, having entries in the ODM inven-
tory object. The errors can be safely ignored.
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